Archdiocese announces new round of clergy appointments

Priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco gathered at the annual chrism Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral, April 15, 2019. (Photo by Denis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)

July 1, 2019
Catholic San Francisco

The Archdiocese of San Francisco announced the following clergy appointments June 30:

Clergy meetings underway for clusters, beginning July 2020
Noe Valley Cluster: St. Paul/St. James/St. Philip (Chair: Msgr. Michael Harriman); Central San Mateo Cluster: St. Timothy/St. Luke (Chair: Father Tony McGuire)


New pastors
Father Erick E. Arauz: Sacred Heart Parish, including its mission, St. Mary Magdalene, Bolinas; Father Jerome Cudden, OP, St. Raymond Parish; Father David A. Ghiorso, St. Matthias Parish, as well as pastor of St. Charles Parish, San Carlos; Father Cyril J. O’Sullivan, St. Isabella Parish; Father Ngoan V. Phan, St. Cecilia Parish, Lagunitas; including its mission, St. Mary, Nicasio; Father V. Mark P. Reburiano, St. Gregory Parish
 

Administrators
Father John Y. Chung, St. Philip the Apostle Parish; Father Arsenio G. Cirera, St. Patrick Parish, San Francisco, through Dec. 31, 2019, while Father Roberto Andrey is on sabbatical; Father William C. Nicholas, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, through Aug. 15, 2019; Father Thomas B. West, OFM, St. Boniface Parish


Second term as pastor
Father Kevin Kennedy, Our Lady of Fatima Parish; Father Alex L. Legaspi, Holy Angels Parish; Father Michael F. Quinn, St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito


Continued as pastor
Father Daniel E. Carter, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish – assignment remains in place at St. Paul of the Shipwreck; Father Patrick T. Michaels, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Mill Valley, Father Jonathan Paala; St. Luke Parish; Father Charito E. Suan, St. Elizabeth Parish


Parochial vicars
Father Messias Albuquerque, St. Raphael Parish, part-time, and St. Thomas More Parish, part-time, with residence at St. Raphael Parish (see chaplains, below); Father Paul B. Arnoult, St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco; Father Fredereck “Paolo” Del Carmen, FFI, St. Peter Parish, San Francisco; Father Kyle J. Faller, St. Pius Parish; Father Rufino J.O. Gepiga, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish; Father Ernesto M. Jandonero, St. Hilary Parish; Father Michael D. Liliedahl, St. Catherine Parish; Father Teodoro P. Magpayo; St. Bartholomew Parish; Father Samuel Musiimenta; St. Charles Parish, San Carlos; Father Oliver U. Ortese; St. Gregory Parish; Father Gustavo Ramirez, SDB, Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, effective Aug. 1, 2019; Father A. Roy E. Remo, St. Vincent de Paul Parish; Father Michael P. Rocha, Church of the Epiphany; Father Ephrem R. Tillya, St. Isabella Parish, part-time (see chaplains, below), effective Sept. 15, 2019; Father Tony S. Vallecillo, Our Lady of Loretto Parish, part-time, and St. Isabella Parish, part-time, with residence at Our Lady of Loretto Parish


Sabbatical
Father Arturo L. Albano, Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 2019, returning to St. Mary’s Cathedral; Father Roberto A. Andrey, through Dec. 31, 2019


Returning from sabbatical
Father Jerome P. Foley, returning to St. Peter Parish/Pacifica


Chancery assignments
Father Andrew P. Spyrow, Associate Vicar for Clergy, part-time; ministry as Pastor of St. Raphael Parish will continue; Father Cameron M. Faller, Priest-Secretary to the Archbishop, and Director of Vocations, with residence at Star of the Sea Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Fred Totah, Director, Diaconate Formation, effective June 1, 2019


Chaplains
Father Messias Albuquerque, Brazilian Ministry, part-time, with residence at St. Raphael Parish; Father Andrew W. Ginter; Marin Catholic High School, with residence at St. Patrick Parish, Larkspur; Father Malachy U. Theophilus, OSA, Kaiser and Sequoia hospitals, Redwood City, with residence at St. Charles Parish, effective Sept. 1, 2019; Father Ephrem R. Tillya, Kaiser and Novato Community hospitals, part-time, with residence at St. Isabella Parish, effective Sept. 15, 2019


Outside the archdiocese
Father Ghislain C. Bazikila, Deaf Ministry, Republic of Congo, through June 2021; Father Patrick J. Summerhays, Canon Law studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., residence at Theological College, effective May 26, 2019, residence at Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, effective Aug. 15, 2019, through May 30, 2020


Religious order assignments
Father John F. Beckley, SM, In Residence, Notre Dame des Victoires, June 28-Aug. 6, 2019; Father Ignatius DeGroot, OFM, assisting at St. Boniface Church, residence in the Diocese of Oakland; Father Richard Juzix, OFM, assisting at St. Boniface Church, residence in the Diocese of Oakland


Transitional deacon assignments
Father Mr. Benjamin Rosado, St. Robert Parish; Father Mr. Ian E. Quito, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, East Palo Alto


Retirements
Father Rafael A. De Avila, retiring to México; Father Nicasio G. Paloso, retiring to Salinas, in the Diocese of Monterey, California

 
Change of address
Father Anthony E. McGuire, Serra Clergy House, effective May 1, 2019


Departures from the archdiocese
Father Franklin Fong, OFM, residence as arranged by the Franciscan Province of Santa Barbara; Father Jose F. Lucero, SDB, assigned by the Salesians outside the archdiocese; Father Monsignor Robert T. Sheeran, returning to the Archdiocese of Newark; Father Lawrence Vadakkan, SDB, returning to the Salesians in India


Reminder of new deanery names, effective spring 2019
Sunset Deanery (was deanery 1); Visitation Deanery (was deanery 2); Cathedral Deanery (was deanery 3); Downtown Deanery (was deanery 4); Mission Deanery (was deanery 5); Marin Deanery (was deanery 6 and 7); Coastside Deanery (was deanery 8); North San Mateo Deanery (was deanery 9); Central San Mateo Deanery (was deanery 10); South San Mateo Deanery (was deanery 1)